Teaching Theatre Now Is a Re-Education for Us All
The pandemic cut short the academic year for me and my high school theatre students, but we are finding ways to connect—and some silver linings.
Dispatches From Quarantine
Be Your Own Virgil: A Rumination for the Class of 2020
Without signposts and ceremonies to mark our lives, we have no one but ourselves to guide us to our next chapters.
On (Trying) to Create in the Age of COVID
One way we might use this anxious downtime: to imagine a theatre field that’s better and fairer than the one we’ve known.
Choosing Your Religion
In this time of listening and reflection, might we return theatre to its essentials? We can at least start sketching our way there.
‘I Made What I Could With What I Had’
The 24 Hour Plays, a theatremaking model founded on rapid creation and collaboration, is doubling down on a core strength: the relationship between writers and actors.
The Whiplash of March 12
This two-actor household lost work in two musicals on the same day, and the future looks uncertain.
We Will Gather Again, Because We Have To
Though we’re cut off for the time being from our greatest source of strength, human kindness will get us through this crisis.
Am I Writing This Play or Living It?
It’s just one set and three characters (very producible!), but the world probably doesn’t ever need to see this family dramedy.
Surviving a Dramaturgical Winter
If a dramaturg’s job is to be a great unifier, what can there be to do in this time of great separation?
Finding Moments of Joy to Nourish the Soul
Through the fear and uncertainty of an open-ended pandemic, it’s crucial to take time to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings.